WELCOME TO INVERNESS CHORAL WEB SITE

Inverness Choral is a registered Scottish Charity No: SCO15219

Banner photograph credit - Ewen Wetherspoon

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Would you like to sing with us? New members are welcome in January and August. More information here

Next term starts 11th January 2027

Inverness Choral is one of the largest choirs in the Highlands and draws singers from a wide area around Inverness.  We sing major choral works, both classical and contemporary, along with lesser known pieces. From August through to April we meet on a Monday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 in Smithton Church, where we are rehearsed by our conductor Gordon Tocher, accompanied by our pianist Adrian Marple. We perform two main concerts a year, in Spring and Autumn, and a Christmas Carolthon in aid of charity in mid-December. New members are always welcome in August and January. For rehearsal details, see here.

Adrian Marple

Gordon Tocher

Forthcoming events

Our next concert comes up soon, on Saturday 14th November in Inverness Cathedral. Have you got your tickets? (See details below of how to buy tickets). We will be performing Handel "Coronation Anthems" and Bach "Wachet Auf", accompanied by a baroque orchestra. Our soloists are to be Sophie Bysouth (Soprano), Tyler Newton (Tenor) and Caspian Plummer (Bass). Each will perform an item in addition to the choir's performance. 

Tickets are now available via Choral members or online here or at the door. Saturday 14th November in Inverness Cathedral at 7.30pm.

Dates for your diary

Carolthon 2026 - Saturday 12th December 2026, in the Eastgate Centre.  This year's charity partner is The Old High Inverness,  a project to bring new life to one of the most historic buildings in Inverness.

New term starts 11th January 2027 - new members are most welcome.

Choral Spring Concert 2027  - Saturday 20th March 2027, Inverness Cathedral. 

    Haydn Little Organ Mass

    Chilcott Little Jazz Mass

    plus assorted items

Concert with Inverness Symphony Orchestra - Saturday 24th April 2027,  Inverness Cathedral.

    Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Well, we hope if you were able to join us, that you enjoyed our April concert of Mendelssohn's Elijah. We certainly enjoyed the day, and are thankful for the positive feedback we've received. 

Barbara, Jess, Gordon, Jamie and Andy

As always, we are so grateful to our soloists, who each added their unique touch to the performance. A wee reminder of who they were: Jessica Leary (Soprano), Barbara Scott (Mezzo-soprano), Jamie MacDougall (Tenor) and Andy MacTaggart (Bass). You can read a bit more about them in the following paragraphs (below).

Again, the choir are so thankful for the patience and encouragement of Gordon Tocher, our Conductor, and Adrian Marple, our Accompanist. Without both Gordon and Adrian's commitment throughout our weeks of rehearsals, we simply wouldn't have a concert.

Jessica Leary - Soprano 

You can read more about Jessica here.

Barbara Scott, Mezzo-soprano

You can read more about Barbara here.

Jamie MacDougall - Tenor

You can read more about Jamie here.

Andrew (Andy) McTaggart - Baritone

You can read more about Andy here.